Pixlr review

Pixlr offers two free browser editors: Pixlr Express for fast fixes and Pixlr Editor for layered work. Its AI toolset covers generative fill, image extending, upscaling, and removal of backgrounds, objects and noise, alongside a collage maker and a file converter. Paid plans are tiered by AI credits: Plus removes ads, adds unlimited saves and 80 monthly AI credits; Premium adds 1,000 monthly credits, all image, video and audio models and a library of fonts, templates and elements; Ultra raises credits further for heavy users. One subscription works across web, desktop and mobile apps. Pixlr's pricing page showed euro prices from our location, so its USD price is marked pending. As a free graphic design tool it is narrower than the rest of this list: it is a photo editor first, with fewer layout tools than Canva and fewer professional features than Photopea.

Who it is for

Quick browser photo edits with AI helpers

Price

Free editors; paid Plus, Premium and Ultra plans. See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Pixlr Express for quick edits and Pixlr Editor for layered work
• Generative fill, image extender and upscaler
• Background, object and noise removers
• Photo collage maker and image converter
• One subscription covers web, desktop and mobile

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free editors run in a browser
• Strength: Plus plan removes ads and adds unlimited saves
• Strength: Premium includes a library of fonts, templates and elements
• Weakness: Free use includes ads
• Weakness: AI generation runs on monthly credits
• Weakness: Fewer layout tools than Canva or Adobe Express

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes
• Paid plans: Plus, Premium, Ultra
• Premium AI credits: 1,000 per month
• Platforms: Web, desktop, mobile

Where it ranks

Pixlr is No. 10 in our Best Free Graphic Design Software verdict and No. 6 in Best Free Thumbnail Makers and No. 9 in Best Graphic Design Software for Beginners and No. 9 in Best Photo Editing Software for Beginners.